Elegant DIY Los Angeles Wedding ~ From Amber Events
We all LOVE a great DIY wedding! No news flash there. But a DIY wedding at the Park Plaza in LA? Seems an unlikely venue for a hands-on kind of bride! But, just you wait and see what Liz did …
images courtesy of Kim Fox Photography
from Amber at Amber Events …
Liz approached me inquiring about my services as a “day of” coordinator for her April 3 DIY wedding at the historic Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. As a wedding professional who’s reputation is at risk when DIY projects don’t go as planned, I was a bit hesitant about taking on her wedding. Plus, I don’t really do “day of” ~ my base package is more of a 6 weeks of …
However, we met, and bonded over our mutual obsession with Anthropologie, Etsy, and our cats. Her projects were realistic and manageable and really, really cool. So I agreed and asked Liz to give me a list of what all she had going on …
ALL the florals … bride’s bouquet, bridesmaids’ bouquets, boutonnieres, olive branch wreaths, ceremony gazebo flowers/draping, cocktail table arrangements, reception table centerpieces, bar/bathroom/assorted arrangements, moss letters, olive branch wreaths …
… meringue towers,lemon shortbread cookies on dessert table, escort cards, cake stand, bridesmaids’ pearl necklaces and earrings, wooden wine crate/box for ceremony (made by bride’s dad and a friend), all signs (pashminas, dessert table, etc.), chocolate-caramel popcorn favors, family photo table (spray painted frames/assembled/made signs), votive holders (sprayed w/frosting spray, lined with doilies so the bride wouldn’t have to get a fire permit!), table numbers, tassled napkin rings, save-the-dates (reproduction of an antique postcard that the bride found; composed text for the back), booklet with ceremony text/readings …
Liz (the bride) said, “It didn’t seem like that much when we were doing it…. wow!”
Wow, indeed. The florals alone are a monstrous job. Oh, and I forgot to mention that Liz was finishing up her last semester of law school here in LA while her fiancé Ryan works and lives in New York. She was juggling all of this, law school, and a long distance relationship. Watch out, world. Superwoman is about to get unleashed on you!
Their wedding day was beautiful and crisp and everything flowed smoothly and beautifully. Liz and Ryan were so over the moon for each other! Their ceremony was meaningful and touching and officiated by Ryan’s brother, John. There was a portion of the ceremony where Liz & Ryan put love letters that they had written to each other into a box with a bottle of wine and nailed shut. If they ever have any serious problems in their marriage, they are to open the box, drink the wine together, and read their love letters.
The guests loved all of the personal touches put into the wedding day. It was an extraordinary day!
One quick logistical note … the florals were carefully coordinated so that Liz did not do any work on her wedding day thanks to the help of her step-mom. {Our staff did assist with the breakdown at the end of the night.}
soooo?
~ awfully terrific, isn’t it ?!!
A classic and totally gorgeous wedding with a super hands-on bride with her absolutely dreamy groom! Please ~ a standing ovation!
Liz ~ your DIY projects were perfect! Our congratulations to you and Ryan! And to Amber Events, thanks so much for sharing it with us! See more here!
Venue - The Park Plaza
Photography- Kim Fox Photography
DJ – Nik Bordokoff
Cake- NancyKay’s Confections
Floral – Bride & Stepmom
Ceremony & Cocktail hour music – Strings by Reiko
Bride’s Dress - J Crew
Bride’s hair- Monique’s Salon
Bride’s makeup- Annette Reddington
And my wonderful assistants at Amber Events ~ Krista and Sacha
J.Crew is a member of our Look Book. For more information on how members are chosen, click here.
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I'm loving how this is vintage glam with homemade flair. The Park Plaza is absolutely stunning, as are the little vintage details like the retro clutch and the simply but snazzy invitation. I'm also in love with the "Where We Come From" table with assorted picture frames...how precious!
Love all the sweet treats at this event. Amber Events is wodnerfulat what they do, what a lucky bride and groom to have AE on their team.
OMG I love this because this girl has my dress! I mean we have the same wedding gown. It looks amazing and I can't wait to wear mine when I get married this weekend! Congrats!
Beautiful photographs and I love all the DIY touches. The box with the love letters and wine is an amazing idea! Thanks for sharing.
This is beautiful! I love all of the details!
I am digging on the purse and that giant meringue sculpture! I love the cake too, I think we have the same awesome Martha Stewart cake picture as our inspiration! But I am dying over those invitations!!! Pleeeeaaasseee tell me you have a source...
Wow. I got tired just *reading* the list of DIY projects. Kudos to her (altho I'm sure she had loads of helpers)! The result was lovely and I adore the plum coloured table linens.
I adore this wedding! Amazing that she did so much for her day herself. It makes everything more meaningful! I'm also doing a lot of DIY and am going to attempt (huge gulp) the florals for my day. I hope mine turn out half as nice as hers. Simply amazing!
Thank you, LBB for featuring Liz & Ryan's wedding! Liz was so wonderful to work with and we had such a good time pulling everything together! It was wild to see how much space all of this DIY stuff took up: at the end of the night, my staff, plus a laborer loaded a U-Haul VAN! Liz and her family did not have to lift a finger---well, until the next day when they had to unload that van :)
WOW. I never thought I'd see my dream wedding before my own wedding day. This is absolutely stunning!
PS: Please oh please let me in on where the stationary is from!
*gasp* this is completely gorgeous!!!!!
Love this wedding...such fantastic ideas! And love Amber Events! More please!! Beautiful post!
Elaine, the stationary was from a store on etsy.com. I'm digging into records to find out exactly which vendor it was.
Thank you, SMP, for featuring our wedding, and thank you, everyone, for your kind comments! Of course, thank you Amber for ... being YOU!
The invites were from the lovely Baumbirdy over at Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/baumbirdy and the style was called "Script."
I love the colors, the box of letters and wine, and the photographer! :) all were beautiful and Amazing!!
Yay for being creative!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/soliloquyshoppe
It's beautiful, and a lot more work than I'd be willing to take on. But i do have one question. What about food? There is no mention of food in the long list of DIY, yet there are table numbers & tassled napkin rings. Surely that means they ate more than a few meringues?
Hi Linda,
Yes, the guests did eat more than meringues! The catering was definitely not DIY, but done by Tres LA, one of the preferred caterers for The Park Plaza. Guests were served a delicious plated meal.
Classy wedding and photography! VERY well done!
Very classy and elegant, Love it!!!